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was indicted for that he <rs id="t17721021-16-off67" type="offenceDescription"> <interp inst="t17721021-16-off67" type="offenceCategory" value="violentTheft"></interp>
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, did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person a silver watch, value 50 s. </rs>
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. I was coming from <rs type="placeName" id="t17721021-16-crimeloc69">Sadler's Wells</rs>
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on the 8th of June, about a quarter after nine o'clock at night, with a young woman; about a quarter of a mile on this side <rs type="placeName" id="t17721021-16-crimeloc70">Battle-bridge</rs>
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who has been executed) came up to us; Lovell to me; the prisoner to the young woman; they said not a word, but your money! if you don't give me your money I'll blow your brains out! I said don't be in a hurry, let me pull my gloves off; with that the prisoner took my watch out of my pocket; it was a silver one; I fumbled a good while; when I got my gloves off, I seized Lovell, tript up his heels, and threw him on the ground, and grappled with him; he was holding a pistol to my head when I threw him down; I kicked up his heels two or three times; as soon as Murphy had took my watch, he returned to the young woman, and held a pistol to her breast; I kept Lovell till an old man and woman came up the road; the prisoner ran away, and the young woman made her escape; I gave an account of the robbery at Sir <rs type="persName" id="t17721021-16-person164"> <interp inst="t17721021-16-person164" type="role" value=""></interp>
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's, and left a description of the person of the other man, and I left a direction there where they might send for me; but I was not desirous to have him, as the other was taken. I was sent for to Sir <rs type="persName" id="t17721021-16-person165"> <interp inst="t17721021-16-person165" type="role" value=""></interp>
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's; there I saw the prisoner, and immediately knew him to be one of the men that robbed me; he has the coat on now that he had then.</p>
<p>Q. Are you certain he is the person that took your watch?</p>
<p>Collier. Yes; I remarked him very much; I suppose it was three minutes or two minutes and a half that I kept them while I pulled my gloves off.</p>
<p>Q. Was it light?</p>
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his knees before the justice, and his knees are so: I am positive he is the man.</p>
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. I went to Sadler's Wells with <rs type="persName" id="t17721021-16-person167"> <interp inst="t17721021-16-person167" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, on the 8th of June; as we were coming back <rs type="persName" id="t17721021-16-person168"> <interp inst="t17721021-16-person168" type="role" value=""></interp>
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came up together; Murphy presented a pistol to my breast, and Lovell presented another pistol to <rs type="persName" id="t17721021-16-person170"> <interp inst="t17721021-16-person170" type="role" value=""></interp>
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. Murphy stood by me all the time, excepting when he took the watch out of Collier's pocket; I saw him draw the watch out of his pocket; then he came back again to me, and demanded my life or my money.</p>
<p>Q. Are you positive to the prisoner?</p>
<p>Bridges. I am certain he is the man.</p>
<p>Prisoner. One of the prosecutor's fellow servants came to me in prison, and said the prosecutor had got the watch now that he pretended to be robbed of.</p>
<p>Collier. The watch I have now, I bought since I was robbed of a Jew.</p>
<p>Murphy. I don't know the man's name, he promised me he would be here, but he was obliged to go out of town.</p>
<p>Q. to Collier. What business are you?</p>
<p>Collier. I am a <rs id="t17721021-16-viclabel71" type="occupation">coachman</rs>
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. I drive jobs for Mr. Steward, in Swallow-street; I have 9 s. a week, besides, what the gentlemen give me.</p>
<p>Q. Upon your oath did you ever tell any person that you have the watch that you pretended to be robbed of.</p>
<p>Collier. No, never.</p>
<p>Q. from the prisoner. Did you not say you would swear against me for the reward.</p>
<p>Collier. No, I never did. I bought the watch I was robbed of, of a pawnbroker in Holborn.</p>
<p>Prisoner's Defence.</p>
<p>I am innocent. I wish this man was here.</p>
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